FHDL POWER RANKS + PREDICTS WEEK 5
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PREDICTIONS:
Catalytic Converters (Yop) (7–1) vs No Earth Spirit (Cryptic) (7–1)
Prediction: Yop 2–0
Lane to Watch: Bibleman / Biggiemx vs ALooseMoose / Aponzeus
Selemene Simps (Yumi) vs (5–3) Regular Team (Slizeey) (5–3)
Prediction: Slizeey 2–0
Lane to Watch: Yumi vs Snowstorm
Luthuania (Luth) (5–3) vs i swear im going to disband (Cats) (4–4)
Prediction: TOSSUP
Lane to Watch: MrFishay / Scrub vs Phantom/Cats
Fazoli Gang (Harbinger) (3-5) vs NICK TEAM (Nick) (3–5)
Prediction: Harbinger 2–0
Lane to Watch: Harbinger / Ynsolite vs Jackman / roxyroro
GREEFER MADNESS (Maniac) (2–6) vs Tree’s Personal Harem (Brent) (2–6)
Prediction: Maniac 2–0
Lane to Watch: Reedy vs Waffz
Boss Doss (Barrel) (2–6) vs The Little Pogchamps (Princess) (3–5)
Prediction: Barrel 2–0
Lane to Watch: Bodmas vs Princess
WEEK FIVE POWER RANKINGS
12. The Little Pogchamps (Princess) (3–5) LW: 12
Adjusted SoS: 8, Raw: 13
Can’t wait for this to be my last week of putting my team here :).
Playoff Scenarios: TBA
11. Tree’s Personal Harem (Brent) (2–6) LW: 8
Adjusted SoS: 11, Raw: 16
Rough times for Waffz and friends. After coming back in game one against Slizeey team and taking a set of rax, they were unable to seal the deal as they dropped that game and then crumbled in the second. (Note: Ember Spirit is a good hero against both PL and Arc.) They will face a free-falling Maniac team in week five, which will be a very entertaining series.
Playoff Scenarios: TBA
10. NICK TEAM (Nick) (3–5) LW: 10
Adjusted SoS: 9, Raw: 16
With Harbinger and Cats both securing 2–0s, it keeps Nick team at 10 after they lost a game to the terrible Princess team. They get a crack at Harbinger, who has won three of the last four games, so their chances of playoffs are dependent on whether they can keep him down.
Playoff Scenarios: TBA
9. GREEFER MADNESS (Maniac) (2–6) LW: 6
Adjusted SoS: 14, Raw: 21
Quite a large fall for this team, who are losers of six straight after starting the season 2–0. They have a solid strength of schedule, but still need one of the 3–5 teams to get destroyed unless shenanigans occur. A series vs Brent team should be in their favor, but I have also predicted them to win the last two weeks and they are 0–4 so.
Playoff Scenarios: TBA
8. Boss Doss (Barrel) (2–6) LW: 7
Barrel team continues their nosedive alongside Maniac team with six losses in a row for them as well, including a heartbreaking throw versus Cats team in game two of their series. Thankfully, they are in the second-best spot out of 2 win teams and against a Princess team with the worst SoS. Should be easy work.
Adjusted SoS: 12, Raw: 17
Playoff Scenarios:
Short: Have 4 wins, any team besides Maniac has 4 wins.
Long: Win 2–0 vs Princess (new SoS = 15) AND One of: Cats 0–2 Luth (Nick/Harb; Maniac/Brent; Barrel) / Harb 1–1 Nick (Cats; Maniac/Brent; Barrel) / Maniac 1–1 Brent (Cats; Harb/Nick; Barrel) / Maniac 0–2 Brent (Cats; Harb/Nick; Barrel)
7. Fazoli Gang (Harbinger) (3–5) LW: 11
Adjusted SoS: 7, Raw: 12
Harb and his newly minted Fazoli Gang now sit just out of playoff range, but with their fate in their own hands as a 2–0 will secure their spot. While I am wary of Harb team record with their full roster and unconvinced of Harb not whining about whatever happens, I do give them the benefit of the doubt of having strong pieces to play around.
Playoff Scenarios: TBA
6. i swear im going to disband (Cats) (4–4) LW: 9
Adjusted SoS: 12, Raw: 12
Cats team jumps up three spots to 6 after a convincing 2–0 win versus Barrel team that saw huge swings during game two. They need one win to secure playoffs or some weird playoff situations to secure with zero, but better to be safe with one.
Playoff Scenarios: TBA
5. Luthuania (Luth) (5–3) LW: 5
Luth keeps the same spot despite getting 2–0'd due to the sheer gap between them and the rest of the teams. Losing to Yop team is a good tune-up for them to make some minor adjustments before playoffs. They face a Cats team looking to secure their own playoff spot.
Playoff Scenarios: SECURED
4. Selemene Simps (Yumi) (5–3) LW: 2
A slip versus a red-hot Cryptic team during an otherwise-bye week is not as bad as thought previously. It has taken longer than expected to get used to the farming dual-core, and while this team seems a bit overly reliant on Yumi mid cheese, Skroomlite has plenty of carrying in the tank (see: EST TUE playoffs vs dual immortal team).
Playoff Scenarios: SECURED
3. Regular Team (Slizeey) (5–3) LW: 4
Slizeey team returned to form after beating down on poor Brent team for a couple games. Now they face Yumi in a battle of my preseason #1 and #2. Hopefully whoever is farming on Yumi team has a ward and some map senses; otherwise Slizeey forces will farm heroes instead of creeps.
Playoff Scenarios: SECURED
2. No Earth Spirit (Cryptic) (7–1) LW: 3
One thrashing of Yumi team and the 1 spot in the standings later, Cryptic team has silenced all doubters and proved they can snowball to wins off the back of their team skill. 1 win and they should secure the top overall seed. Very scary team to ban against.
Playoff Scenarios: SECURED
.1. Catalytic Converters (Yop) (7–1) LW: 1
Yop team enters week 5 with the top seed secured with two wins due to the Cryptic SoS being higher. Personally, I think beating a 5–1 Luth team is not as good as Cryptic beating Yumi, but I think Yop is the stronger team overall.
Playoff Scenarios: SECURED
Here’s a table for the 4 win tiebreakers:
